December 27, 2012 -- IMF Survey: IMF Set to Open New Training Center for Sub-Saharan Africa
To better serve its member countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the IMF is to open a regional training center in Mauritius. The Africa Training Institute, set to open in mid-2013, aims to help develop countries’ policymaking capacity by transferring economic skills and best practices.

April 22, 2012 -- IMF Survey: Better Business Climate Can Soften Crisis Impact on Africa
African countries are focusing on improving their business climates to soften the impact on their economies of the crisis in the euro zone, African finance ministers tell reporters in Washington, adding that faster domestic policy reforms will encourage foreign investment in the continent.